2010 MDJUCO All-Conference Teams
2010 Region XX All-Region Teams
Sophomore Joe Harbach is currently second in the country with a .524 average.
BEL AIR, Md.—Sophomore Joe Harbach (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) has been named to the MDJUCO All-Conference and Region XX All-Region First Team for the second straight year to lead Harford’s selections to the annual award squads, the region and conference offices announced recently. Sophomore Woody Wlodarczyk (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) joins Harbach on the All-Region First Team and has been named to the All-Conference Second Team, while sophomore Jordan Heller (Loch Raven, Md./Loch Raven/Chesapeake earned a spot on the All-Region Second Team.
Harbach, a Division-II NJCAA National Player of the Week selection earlier this season, led the nation in batting average for several weeks, but has since dropped to second among players appearing in at least 75% of their teams’ games. Currently, Harbach has a .524 average with 87 hits in 166 at-bats. He has started all 47 games for the Fighting Owls and also leads the team with 63 runs scored, 18 doubles and 57 RBI and is tied for first with three triples and 10 home runs. Additionally, Harbach is in a tie for fifth in the country with a .585 on-base percentage and is tied for third in the conference with 37 stolen bases.
Sophomore Woody Wlodarczyk is second on the team with a .418 average.
The sophomore outfielder is not just the leader at the plate, but on the mound as well. Harbach is coming off a career game on the hill, which saw him strike out 15 in a nine-inning, complete-game win to give Harford its first postseason victory in recent history. The southpaw allowed just two runs on five hits during last Saturday’s 4-2 win over CCBC-Dundalk in the Region XX Opening Round. For the season, Harbach also leads Harford with a 3.77 ERA over 45.1 innings and has struck out 52 in his 14 appearances and six starts.
Wlodarczyk currently ranks second on the team with a .418 average, tallying 61 hits in 146 at-bats this season. He is also tied with Harbach for first on the team with three doubles, is second with six home runs and a .505 on-base percentage and is third with 45 RBI in 45 starts this year.
Sophomore Jordan Heller is currently 11th in the country with 1.32 SO/inning.
Heller, a transfer from MDJUCO-foe Chesapeake has made an immediate impact as Harford’s closer and everyday left-fielder this season and is currently ranked 11th in the nation and third in the conference with a 1.32 strikeout per inning ratio. For the season, Heller has 41 K’s in 31 innings and has generated a 4.06 ERA, second on the Harford team. His four saves rank in a tie for 22nd in the country and second in the conference, while he is holding his opponents to a team-leading .192 average. At the plate, Heller is just as impressive and currently holds the fourth-best average on the team (.366) with 45 hits in 123 at-bats, while his 13 doubles rank third among the Fighting Owls.
Harbach, Wlodarczyk, Heller and rest of the Fighting Owls continue competition this season on Friday when they take on top-seeded Frederick in the Region XX Tournament at 1:00 p.m. at CCBC-Catonsville.